The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1948
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.98° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.18° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.